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US Fertility Rate Plummets: Experts Warn of Crisis

10/17/2025

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The United States fertility rate has fallen to 1.6 births per woman, below 2.1.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls the decline a "national security threat" linked to economic stagnation.
Experts warn that low birth rates and reduced immigration could shrink population by 2025.
President Donald Trump has promoted policies to lower fertility medication costs.
However, many factors, including economic pressures and changing societal norms, contribute to this trend.

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The United States fertility rate has fallen to 1.6 births per woman, below 2.1.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls the decline a "national security threat" linked to economic stagnation.
Experts warn that low birth rates and reduced immigration could shrink population by 2025.
President Donald Trump has promoted policies to lower fertility medication costs.
However, many factors, including economic pressures and changing societal norms, contribute to this trend.